Hey I wish I was living more.. I don't get out much. I am home most of the time. My body is slowing falling apart. I have a wonderful Son named Chad he is 17......and a great mom...... Its funny in some ways with friends I have had over 40 years, man I am...

What is a Baby Boomer Diva?  She’s a woman who has spent her entire life taking care of herself and others and appreciates the finer things the world has to offer.  She’s never settled for second best and believes in...

Hi Friends           So Happy to be here ! Had a bad scare over the weekend..was not felling all that great for about 4 days ..went to bed early on Friday night,woke up because I was so cold ..Put more...

Looking for information in books, periodicals, newspapers, and websites can be a research nightmare! CRF Communities now has an online library: a one-stop shop for finding information on active adult lifestyles, senior health and fitness,...

Hi, I just wanted to share some of my experience traveling around America, hopefully our currency gets better against the euro and me and my family can travel to Europe, Australia, etc. You can visit my website http://flyawaytrip.com/index.htm and...

There is always a particular moment when you clearly know you need to change your life. That desire for change is like a grain of sand in a shoe, imperceptible at first but grinding away until it becomes the only thing you notice. Your instinct is to...

The invisible man returns. Sorry to be so long off the blog-waves...but as many Growing Bolders men and women in the world, I decided January 1 was the time to strike out on my own and leave the corporate world...and stake my own piece of the American...

I was so "happy" when I heard about "The Red Hat Society!" I went out and I bought myself the very "last" red hat with a big purple band of lace around it and a big purple rose on it and a pair of red slip on sandals and clutch purse then came home and...

Hello Everyone.... A friend of mine introduced me to this site and it is great!  I am a true Floridian, born ,raised and lived all my life in Florida. Boring? No way! people pay to visit this state:) However I am also hard of hearing and have...

Today I am basking in the nice, cold air!  But that hasn't been the case for the past few weeks.  What's a poor boomer girl to do when she has a hot flash and NO air conditioning?  About two weeks ago, the air conditioner went on...

Actually, truth be told, we’re all up in there with being tacky...but tackiness is as tacky does, as The Ancient One is want to say.  I’m still not sure what that means, but I think she was trying to tell us that there actually ARE...

So my neighbors Patty and Pete call me and says a few friends are coming over. They've got some great wines lined up, and Patty is doing her famous smoked pulled pork shoulder. She says she has some salmon there, too....and hey, can I toddle on over and...

We’re coming up on the ONE-YEAR anniversary of our little faux pas at a hotel here in the A-Town that must remain nameless.  We vowed not to go back until a year had passed.  As a matter of fact, I offered to buy drinks for everyone on...

We talk a lot about the rapidly changing culture of aging and how anything is now possible. That’s a good thing, right?For many American’s, the surprising answer is “no!”  One woman recently told me, “I don’t...

A cold chill had cast itself over the lands during the previous hours. Many men can be seen pushing through the snow while pulling large and small sled carrying their supplies. Behind them can be seen a massive plain of frozen land covered in the white...

I go to prove that you are never too old to keep trying.   Although I have been writing songs and making music for over 50 years, it has only been in the last year that I have been able to have my dream come true - to record a CD and share my...

This year's holidays are fast approaching. Can you say STRESS? With that in mind, here are 12 tips to help you get through it all. Before you read them there is something you should know. These tips are not from me directly. They are from 75 couples who...

David and I have one chick left in the nest. He graduates from high school on June 8, 2008. And I am marking the days. I keep a gigantic calendar and mark a red X each day. For my son's sake (and to avoid horrified looks from house guests), I keep the...

Loving a Baby Boomer Diva isn’t easy but if you do it right, it’ll be one of the most rewarding experiences you’ll ever have.  I’ll be sharing some tips on how you can keep the Baby Boomer Diva in your life happy...

Chicken Cacciatore in a Hurry Ingredients: 4 Chicken thighs, skinned 1 Onion, sliced 1 Green pepper, cut into chunks ½ cup Mushrooms, sliced 1 (14.5-oz.) can...

 I am Missing  My friend Ruth Hamilton  I  still will keep her  alive for  her birthday and always, she will not be here on earth this year,  Ruth would have  been 110  this April 12, 2008 , But  we...

I have decided today to make a new blog…a new way to introduce you all to the some of the most amazing people I have met along my way.  I started with Harry in “When Leigh met Harry”…and Harry was and is the driving force of...

Corruption, greed, deceit, immorality, and idiocy… Plagues that spread throughout our society like a cancer. Those are some, but not all of what needs to be removed from society in order for all of us to live a decent and happy life. We sit...

When it’s MY time to ‘receive’ care, I hope I find someone HALF as accommodating as SalGal and I have been to the Ancient One.  For my future caregiver, I do NOT expect the following: You...

I woke up this morning and clicked on the early morning news..... I blinked!! twice...and my mouth opened wide!!.. Was it possible that I had gone to sleep the night before, and slept for 9 months?...It seemed that I missed my God Given American...

I walk into a tasting with the usual suspects at our Thursday Wine Group. This is a search to find great wines at great prices that are from small, cool and groovy vineyards to serve at several great restaurants in Orlando. This is the industrial...

Zippy Green Beans with Pecans Ingredients: Serve cold as a salad or warm as an accompaniment to a roast or steak ¼ cup Pecan Halves 1 lb Fresh Green Beans 1 tsp Extra...

Just a quick note to all the team and new members at Growing Bolder...and special thanks to Jackie, Marc and Bill for letting me a part of the team... At our Food and Wine Insider website and blog, get ready for some great info on new wines, healthy...

Hello, I'm Penny My husband and I have a wounderful ministry reaching out to others, But my heart goes out to the lonesome and forgotton ones and look to help the lonely. There is so much to say about our ministry, But right now I would like...

So, when I lived with my last sweetheart a few years ago, we moved into a lovely home in a quaint, quiet neighborhood...or that’s the way we perceived it would be.  We thought it a skosh odd that our next-door neighbor’s house...

Hello Everyone: I'm a prostate cancer survivor (class of 2003) and the founder of the Prostate Cancer Awareness Project (http://www.prostatecancerawarenessproject.org) I'm creating a Black Tire Affair (R) series of bicycling adventure rides for...

I am sick and tired of ignorance!!! Why is it so difficult for people to stop being ignorant and start being educated?  And I'n not talking about what we learn in school, but about what idiotic things our parents, grandparents, great...

It's the regular suspects at the Thursday Tasting Group, and we're tasting Merlots. We know the rap...Merlot has become a bad word in the wine business. A novice entry level wine. Over-produced. Wimpy. Red Wine for girls. The Apple-tini of the Napa...

Lots of friends ask me where or how to buy wine. Where is easy. It's how that's a little tricky out there. There are tons of groceries ( Publix in FL is top), Big Box Clubs ( Costco has the best variety there), Big Retailers ( in FL there is ABC, Wine...

I have never met a sea turtle that I didn’t like – I did, however, meet one once who didn’t particularly like me; in fact, I think she thought that I was trying to kill her babies, but I wasn’t. Here’s what happened: sea...

Shortly after I moved to New Hampshire, my son Jon, who is a free-lance writer with six published books to his credit and more on the way, began talking about my writing a book.  He felt that lifelong learning for older adults was an important topic,...

RADICAL RIGHTSIZING FOR TOYS Now here’s a novel idea: don’t give potentially dangerous toys for Christmas. "Why I'd NEVER do that!" you say? Since some 80-90% of all toys come from China—this isn't going to be as easy as you think....